ch Football League (USFTL) as go as follows:Number of players: Each team should start the game with 7 players, a minimum of 5 isneeded to avoid a forfeit. A player may play on only one team per sport. Length of game: Playing time will be 40 minutes, two halves of 20 minutes. Half-timewill be 5 minutes long. A coin toss will determine who will receive the choice ofpossession or side at the beginning of the game. If only one team is ready to play at gametime, they will automatically have the choice. In the case of overtime, there will be a 3-minute intermission prior to starting overtime. Mercy rule: If a team is 17 points or more ahead when the Referee announces thetwo-minute warning for the second half, the game will be over. If a team scores during thelast two minutes of the second half and that score creates a point differential of 17 or morepoints the game will also end at that point.The flag belt: All shirts must be tucked in, and are not permitted to hang over the flagbelt. Should a player loose their flag belt legally or illegally during a down and should thatplayer gain possession of a live ball, that player will be considered down when a legal tag(one hand touched by the defense between the shoulders and knees, including the handand arm) is made. When a player scores they must immediately raise their hands and allowan official to remove their flag belt. This is done to insure that the flag belt has not beenillegally secured. If the belt has been illegally secured the score is disallowed, the playerejected and a 10 yard Unsportsmanlike Guarding the flag belt: Runners cannot flag guard by using their hands, arms, or the ballto deny the opportunity for an opponent to pull or remove the flag belt. Flag guardingincludes: swinging the hand or arm over the flag belt to prevent an opponent fromde-flagging, placing the ball in possession over the flag belt to prevent an opponent fromde-flagging or lowering the shoulders in such a manner ...
